Aria Lake
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AAUP NC President Belle Boggs has written this powerful essay in response to both the Brown shooting and developments in the UNC system, with an urgent call to action for all of us in NC. Excerpts and action link in thread: 1/ @aaup.org
frogtroubletimes.substack.com/p/things-can...
frogtroubletimes.substack.com/p/things-can...
"Things Can Happen"
(an important thing to do so they don't)
frogtroubletimes.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
AAUP NC President Belle Boggs has written this powerful essay in response to both the Brown shooting and developments in the UNC system, with an urgent call to action for all of us in NC. Excerpts and action link in thread: 1/ @aaup.org
frogtroubletimes.substack.com/p/things-can...
frogtroubletimes.substack.com/p/things-can...
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
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From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
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Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn’t Dracula
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn’t Dracula
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If you can, please support a local food bank today. The need is urgent.
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you can, please support a local food bank today. The need is urgent.
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Reminder: “No Kings” includes Ferdinand & Isabella.
October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Reminder: “No Kings” includes Ferdinand & Isabella.
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If you haven't gotten your updated COVID vaccine by now, book an appointment fast before next week's ACIP meeting. After that, you might not be able to get one. I plan on getting mine this weekend if I possibly can. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids
A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.
arstechnica.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If you haven't gotten your updated COVID vaccine by now, book an appointment fast before next week's ACIP meeting. After that, you might not be able to get one. I plan on getting mine this weekend if I possibly can. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. 🥹
September 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. 🥹
OK, hear me out...A LORD OF THE RINGS remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
a man is playing a double bass and a woman is standing next to him .
Alt: Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag with upright bass from the movie “Some Like It Hot.”
media.tenor.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
OK, hear me out...A LORD OF THE RINGS remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
So what I’m hearing is that if a woman is 69 years old, it’s unfair to—what’s the phrase I’m looking for?—“lock her up.”
August 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So what I’m hearing is that if a woman is 69 years old, it’s unfair to—what’s the phrase I’m looking for?—“lock her up.”
Marilynne Robinson.
Here’s a question: who is the artist with politics you disagree strongly with, whose politics *do* (in your view) influence their art, that you still think is talented and whose work you enjoy?
August 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Marilynne Robinson.
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There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
July 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
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Have you seen wild turkeys? I know I have… usually strutting in my yard.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report sightings. It only takes a few minutes and helps support our turkey population's health.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report sightings. It only takes a few minutes and helps support our turkey population's health.
Seeing turkeys this summer? The DNR wants to know about them. How to report sightings
The DNR is tracking turkeys in Michigan this summer and wants the public's help.
www.freep.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Have you seen wild turkeys? I know I have… usually strutting in my yard.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report sightings. It only takes a few minutes and helps support our turkey population's health.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report sightings. It only takes a few minutes and helps support our turkey population's health.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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@fda.gov decisions have real human consequences. Here is the story of one @rephaleystevens.bsky.social @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov
I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
@fda.gov decisions have real human consequences. Here is the story of one @rephaleystevens.bsky.social @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov
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NEWS: Senate Parliamentarian says GOP scheme to limit federal court preliminary injunctions by requiring plaintiffs challenging government actions to post large bonds cannot be part of reconciliation bill.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
June 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEWS: Senate Parliamentarian says GOP scheme to limit federal court preliminary injunctions by requiring plaintiffs challenging government actions to post large bonds cannot be part of reconciliation bill.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
A victory for Democrats, rule of law and the courts and a defeat for Trump and the GOP.
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One of the last papers I reviewed before I retired had a beautifully written, wholly incorrect Introduction. I recommended rejection without reading further and commented that it was likely produced by AI.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI linked to explosion of low-quality biomedical research papers
Analysis flags hundreds of studies that seem to follow a template, reporting correlations between complex health conditions and single variables based on publicly available data sets.
www.nature.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
One of the last papers I reviewed before I retired had a beautifully written, wholly incorrect Introduction. I recommended rejection without reading further and commented that it was likely produced by AI.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Quick and super easy, It's maybe four clicks. Greg even has a simple script in his next post that you can tweak to fit your story. Do it on your coffee break and make a difference in millions of lives. Including your own.
This comment period ends today, 5/23, at 11:59 pm ET. Please do comment asap if you believe the government should allow us to get COVID vaccinations. I can't believe we even have to petition them about this, but here we are.
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
May 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Quick and super easy, It's maybe four clicks. Greg even has a simple script in his next post that you can tweak to fit your story. Do it on your coffee break and make a difference in millions of lives. Including your own.
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Public comment on the “Schedule F” rule change to make it easier for Feds to be fired ends Friday!!
Due this Friday COB - You can write a public comment anonymously or as yourself as a fed or ally to speak against the politicization of public federal office. Here's how to do it: 1/3
Due this Friday COB - You can write a public comment anonymously or as yourself as a fed or ally to speak against the politicization of public federal office. Here's how to do it: 1/3
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May 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Public comment on the “Schedule F” rule change to make it easier for Feds to be fired ends Friday!!
Due this Friday COB - You can write a public comment anonymously or as yourself as a fed or ally to speak against the politicization of public federal office. Here's how to do it: 1/3
Due this Friday COB - You can write a public comment anonymously or as yourself as a fed or ally to speak against the politicization of public federal office. Here's how to do it: 1/3
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This is being overlooked. It’s a must read.
I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
asharangappa.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is being overlooked. It’s a must read.
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
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The SAVE act is a voter suppression act that should be vociferously opposed, but also prepared for. If you are able to start working on a passport or Real ID, do it now. Democrats may already have a 10% lead over Republicans in passports (link below). This will be a numbers game.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The SAVE act is a voter suppression act that should be vociferously opposed, but also prepared for. If you are able to start working on a passport or Real ID, do it now. Democrats may already have a 10% lead over Republicans in passports (link below). This will be a numbers game.